Shaeffer takes Tornado Athlete of the Week honors

April 7, 2009

Brevard College women's tennis player Lindsay Shaeffer has been named Tornado Athlete of the Week for the 29th week of the 2008-09 athletic season. Shaeffer earned 35.3% of the votes cast by visitors of BCTornados.com.

Shaeffer, a sophomore from Perrysburg, Ohio, won all three of her singles and doubles matches last week against South Atlantic Conference opponents. Monday against Newberry, a 9-0 BC win, Shaeffer teamed with Kim Dixon to take down Autise Mortimer and Rebekah Crouch, 8-0, then in singles Shaeffer beat Mortimer, 7-5, 6-3. Friday against Lenoir-Rhyne, another 9-0 Brevard triumph, Shaeffer and Dixon beat Jennifer Binney and Kate Meiners, 8-0, and in singles the Tornado downed Meiners, 6-3, 6-3. Saturday, the Tornados lost to Tusculum, 5-4, but Shaeffer and Dixon again won, 9-7 over Carolina Crowe and Katelyn Doss, and Shaeffer took down Jennifer Sparks in singles, 6-4, 6-1.

Through matches played Monday, Shaffer has a 14-5 singles record (7-1 SAC) and a 16-3 doubles record with Dixon (7-1 SAC).

Shaeffer is the third women's tennis player to win Tornado Athlete of the Week honors. Dixon and Kayley Duval have also been honored this season.

The Tornado Athlete of the Week is determined by a fan poll on the frontpage of BCTornados.com. Candidates for the Tornado Athlete of the Week award are announced and voting opens every Sunday night at 10 p.m. Voting closes on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m.